Officials are also seeing the use of liquid spice in E-cigs. Spice is synthetic marijuana. The liquid version is fairly new. There's a big market for it in other states, but officials have yet to see it in New Mexico.

CIGARETTES ARE SO POPULAR - YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN SOMEONE SMOKING ONE. BUT WHAT'S INSIDE ISN'T ALWAYS LEGAL... AND COULD BE DEADLY. ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER MEGAN CRUZ SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO A D-E-A AGENT, ABOUT HOW KIDS ARE NOW USING THEM TO GET HIGH. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE. THEY WERE FIRST CREATED IN 2003 AS A HEALTHIER ALTERNATIVE FOR SMOKERS. SINCE THEN, FEDERAL OFFICIALS SAY ITS USE HAS EVOLVED QUITE A BIT. They're sold over the counter, in smoke shops, in retail stores. SIGNS ALL OVER ALBUQUERQUE PROVE HOW POPULAR ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES - OR E-CIGS - HAVE BECOME. THE BATTERY-OPERATED DEVICE IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL SMOKES. THIS IS HOW THEY WORK... Flavored liquid nicotine is loaded into the e-cig here. It's heated until it becomes vapor. A user then inhales that vapor. Thing is, Drug Enforcement officials say some people are putting more than just liquid nicotine in here. THIS IS MARIJUANA WAX, DEA AGENT EDUARDO CHAVEZ SAYS PEOPLE ARE USING E-CIGS TO SMOKE IT, TURNING IT INTO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ELECTRONIC JOINT. Supposedly it is as potent as smoking up to 10 marijuana cigarettes. AND WITH FEW RULES REGULATING E-CIGS RIGHT NOW, CHAVEZ SAYS PEOPLE ARE GETTING HIGH RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSES. I can smoke in a public place, in my car, and it's not giving off any scent. AND BECAUSE IT'S SO EASY TO HIDE... OFFICIALS SAYS THESE ELECTRONIC JOINTS COULD BE POPULAR WITH YOUR KIDS. It is definitely marketed toward younger generations, the 12-24 range. OFFICIALS ARE ALSO SEEING THE USE OF LIQUID SPICE IN E-CIGS. SPICE IS SYNTHETIC MARIJUANA. THE LIQUID VERSION IS FAIRLY NEW. THERE'S A BIG MARKET FOR IT IN OTHER STATES, BUT OFFICIALS HAVE YET TO SEE IT HERE IN NEW MEXICO.

An Iranian military observation aircraft flew within 50 yards of an armed U.S. Navy helicopter over the Persian Gulf this month, sparking concern that top Iranian commanders might not be in full control of local forces, CNN has learned.